John Legend has spoken out on Kanye West’sTrump Tower meeting with President-Elect Donald Trump, and the rapper’s longtime friend did not mince words. During an interview with French outlet Clique, Legend said he was disappointed in West’s decision to visit Trump yesterday.

Following his meeting with Trump, West tweeted out his reasoning for the visit, saying: “I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change.”

Legend had thoughts on that comment, specifically: “I don’t think it’s impossible to talk to [Trump] about issues, but I won’t be used as a publicity stunt, and I think Kanye was used as a publicity stunt,” Legend said. He added that he was “pretty disappointed in Kanye that he would have voted for Trump,” in reference to West’s comments at a San Jose, California, concert last month.

Although celebrities from Patton Oswalt to Judd Apatow have shared their thoughts (and jokes) about the meeting between West and Trump, these comments from Legend carry a particular weight. Legend, who is affiliated with West’s label G.O.O.D. Music, has a relationship with West that goes beyond the industry. Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, are close friends of West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West (with several fun stories to boot).

Nevertheless, Legend didn’t let those ties hold him back when discussing the Trump Tower meeting yesterday. “I think Trump’s message . . . has been corrosive to the country,” he continued. And I think the things he’s promised to do have been very concerning for a lot of people, and for Kanye to support that message is very disappointing.”

When the interviewer pressed Legend on West’s thoughts, he finished with a blunt statement:

“Whatever’s in his mind, I disagree with.”

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